Ivory Coast Court Releases Opposition Journalists, Group Says

Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- A court in Ivory Coast released three
journalists from the Notre Voie newspaper, which supports former
president Laurent Gbagbo, after 13 days of detention, according
to Reporters Without Borders.

The journalists, including Cesar Etou, the head of the
Abidjan-based newspaper, were charged with inciting theft,
looting and destruction of property, the Paris-based media
advocacy group said in an e-mailed statement. The charges were
dismissed by a court in Abidjan yesterday, it said.

Didier Depry, Notre Voie’s assistant editor, was put in jail
after the newspaper reported on a plan to devalue the CFA franc
currency. Finance Minister Charles Koffi Diby later denied the
information.